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Analysis undergoing adjustments in an ODNI fast losing steam

Jay Clayton gives evidence at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding his nomination as Director of National Intelligence, in Washington, DC, on 15 July 2026.
Jay Clayton gives evidence at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding his nomination as Director of National Intelligence, in Washington, DC, on 15 July 2026.© Annabelle Gordon/EPA/MaxPPP

Trent Maul, the head of analysis at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has seen his powers increase. The agency's relations with the CIA and the White House, however, have remained strained since the highly controversial tenure of its former director, Tulsi Gabbard.

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Netherlands
The Hague turns to Saab drones to bolster North Sea anti-submarine capabilities

UMS Skeldar's stand at Malmen Airbase during the Flydagarna aviation event celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Swedish Air Force's founding, on 28 August 2016,
UMS Skeldar's stand at Malmen Airbase during the Flydagarna aviation event celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Swedish Air Force's founding, on 28 August 2016, © Jeppe Gustafsson/Alamy

Faced with the Russian threat to its energy infrastructure in the European sea, the Netherlands is trying to address its shortcomings in anti-submarine warfare. As such, Saab's subsidiary UMS Skeldar, which already operates in the mine warfare sector, has secured a contract.

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